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Smartphone 'Kill Switch' Could Save Consumers $2.5 Billion Each Year
A new study from Creighton University suggests that “kill switch” technology, if able to reduce smartphone thefts, can save consumers $2.5 billion each year. William Duckworth, statistics professor at the university, found that consumers spend almost $500 million each year replacing stolen phones and about $2 billion each year buying premium cell phone insurance through wireless carriers.
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Google Looks to Study Employees for the Next 100 Years to Track Their Happiness
Google is working on a one-hundred-year-long study of its employees in order to learn what makes them happy and productive.
World’s First 3D-Printed House Built by Architects in Amsterdam
Architects in Amsterdam have begun building the first full-sized 3D-printed house. Dus Architects, the firm in charge of the house’s construction, looks at 3D-printing as the future of building houses.
Amazon's German Employees Protest for Pay Hike
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Macy's Elects New President to Oversee Private Brands Organization
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King Entertainment is reportedly looking for new people to create its next game. People to create its next game is what candy crush saga game maker King Entertainment is looking for following the result of the debut of its initial public offering March 26 Time reported Monday.
Blackberry to End Losing Streak by End of 2016 Fiscal Year
An analyst has estimated that Blackberry's recent cost cutting measures will yield results only by end of Fiscal 2016.
NHTSA Requires Cars to Have Rear View Cameras by May 2018
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruled on Monday that all new vehicles will be fitted with rear view cameras by 2018 to lower fatalities caused during vehicle backing accidents.
New Microsoft Xbox One Boss to Focus on Core Gamers
Phil Spencer is the new man in charge of Microsoft's Xbox One game console. Phil Spencer is the new man in charge of Microsoft's Xbox One game console.
Pittsburgh Teen Shows Government How to Save $400 million in Ink
Survir Mirchandani, a middle school student in Pittsburgh, has shown how using Garmond Font can save the government $400 million in ink.
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